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In the late 1890s the congregation proposed enlarging the Church, there was however some opposition, who proposed the construction of a new Church near the old cemetery. The majority of the congregation however preferred the existing site. In 1889 the church was enlarged. The original portion of the
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In 2001 the 100 year old Pipe Organ, which had been out of order for over 30 years, was restored at a cost of approximately half a million rupees.
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attended services at the Holy Trinity church, with the Queen gifting a blue carpet and a stained glass window in remembrance of their visit.
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On 5 May 1845, a committee comprising Reverend Hermann Randall von Dadelszen, Colonel James Campbell, Colonel William Henry Slade (
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It took seven years after building commenced for the church to be completed. Upon its completion it was consecrated by
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There are a number of memorial plaques on the church walls including Dr. G. Gardner, Superintendent of the
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building is at the church's western end. The additions can be noted by the difference in size of the
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The churchyard also several tombstones, including ones for Lady Olive Mary Caldecott, wife of Sir
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of the Holy Trinity Church, from 1843 to 1846, was Rev. von Dadelszen.
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Sadanandan, Renuka; Dissanaike, Tharuka (20 December 2015).
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Church of Ceylon church buildings in the Diocese of Colombo
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Archaeological protected monuments in Nuwara Eliya District
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Ven. Christopher Balraj (The Archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya)
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Queen Elizabeth II commemorative stained glass window
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19th-century Anglican church buildings in Sri Lanka
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Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
Denomination
Anglican
Church of Ceylon
Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Church
Style
Groundbreaking
Diocese
Diocese of Colombo
Archdeaconry
Vicar(s)
Asst Curate(s)
Anglican
Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
Royal Engineers
Ceylon Rifle Regiment
15th Regiment
James Brunker
Bishop
James Chapman
St. Matthias
vicar
corbels
Queen Elizabeth II

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